Nukes are back

Just read that the US and Russia agreed to reduce their arsenal of strategic weapons.

The foreign ministers, Rice and Lawrow, even agreed to only hold on to as many weapons as necessary for the security of their countries.

I wonder what that means. Article II of the START between the Soviet Union/Russia and the US states that ICBMs have to be reduced to 1,600 and wareheads to 6,000. Well, START expires in 2009 and that's why the above mentioned talkes took place.

I mean, great effort, only 6,000 nukes. Are there chances that this number is reduced even further. Great, it would possible mean that they can only annihilate the planet, how often? Four times? Three times? Twice?

You may want to ask CND for councel.